New £100K unit improves access

PATIENTS with minor injuries will be treated quicker at North Manchester General Hospital thanks to a new £100,000 unit.

Jim Butler, Madge Riley, Mike Grundy, Lisa Forshaw and John Saxby (chief exec of Pennine Acute Trust) at the opening of the new £100,000 unit

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PATIENTS with minor injuries will be treated quicker at North Manchester General Hospital thanks to a new £100,000 unit.

The area was officially opened this week by Pennine Acute Trust's new chief executive John Saxby and provides five new cubicles for patients.

The previous minor injuries unit could only be accessed through the main A&E area where patients with more severe illnesses or injuries are seen and treated.

Now patients with more minor injuries can be streamlined swiftly into the new unit away from those suffering serious problems.

Dr Jim Butler, consultant physician in accident and emergency at the hospital where a large majority of the patients are from Prestwich, said: "This clinical area provides five new cubicles for minor patients, including improved facilities for the treatment of eye injuries, together with three larger trolley spaces with much better access for staff and patients.

"There is also a larger staff workstation, which is vital for the doctors and nurses who use our clinical computer systems to record the details of every single patient attendance."

Sister Julia Riley, who manages the department said: "Now the new unit is next to the x-ray department, it will mean quicker access for patients and help staff to streamline the flow of patients with minor injuries."

Mr Saxby added: "More than 65,000 patients attend the A&E department at North Manchester General Hospital every year. We believe around 17,000 of them will be able to use the minor injuries unit.

"It will enable us to speed up treatment of patients with a minor injury. In turn this will allow us to treat more seriously ill patients much quicker in the main department."